How to Save on Home Moving Costs

How to Save on Home Moving Costs Better Rhiannon Ally: Switching gears now is there a move in your future. Well Jeanette Pavini has some tips on dealing with movers in today’s Better ways to save. Jeanette Pavini: If you’re moving across town or across country you need a plan and here’s some better ways to save. Ask your mover how much of a discount they can offer on the rate if you’re moving during a busy summer month don’t expect as big a discount as you’ll get if you’re moving in February. There’s a big demand last and first days of the month for movers and on weekends if you can give movers flexible dates for pick up and arrival you may have more options and save more money. If you can do your own packing, after getting rid of things you really don’t need. Now one of the biggest ways to save is on packing materials. You can get discounted supplies online and at big box stores or saved by using contractor bags that you can buy at home improvement stores instead of boxes. Anywhere you get packing supplies will be cheaper than buying them from the movers and sometimes the price to use the movers for packing may be worth it but only if you have delicate items and the mover has packing expertise. You should keep records of your move charitable donations and other parts of your move may be tax deductible. It also is important to get several bids from movers remember a bid is only as good as the information you supply to the mover and beware of companies that ask for cash or large deposits before the move. Be sure to check mover references and the better business bureau for better information regarding movers before signing any agreement.